Crown and bridge technician vs technician

The differences between crown and bridge technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a crown and bridge technician and a technician. Additionally, a crown and bridge technician has an average salary of $41,854, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a crown and bridge technician include OSHA, hand tools and shop drawings. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Crown and bridge technician vs technician overview

	Crown And Bridge Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$41,854	$38,045
Hourly rate	$20.12	$18.29
Growth rate	2%	1%
Number of jobs	7,069	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	44	40
Years of experience	2	2

Crown and bridge technician vs technician salary

Crown and bridge technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crown And Bridge Technician	Technician
Average salary	$41,854	$38,045
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $69,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between crown and bridge technician and technician education

There are a few differences between a crown and bridge technician and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Crown And Bridge Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Dental Assisting	Business
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	-

Crown and bridge technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between crown and bridge technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Crown And Bridge Technician	Technician
Average age	44	40
Gender ratio	Male, 70.3% Female, 29.7%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 9.3% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	2%

Differences between crown and bridge technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Crown and bridge technician example responsibilities.

Work for two dental labs constructing partial dentures and crown and bridge.
General administrative office duties, insurance and patient billing and deliver dentures to surrounding dental practices.
Make a denture start and finishingCustom traysBite BlockNight guard soft, soft and hard, hardBleaching traysRepair AcrilicReline and Rebase.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Crown and bridge technician vs technician skills

Common crown and bridge technician skills

OSHA, 61%
Hand Tools, 14%
Shop Drawings, 9%
Autocad, 6%
Cisco, 3%
Tandberg, 3%

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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